Hi all,

This week I’ve got a couple of related very “critical of tourism” pieces. One is an opinion piece that ran last year and the other a podcast from this week with the author. You may not agree with all the opinions voiced, but if you are a frequent traveller—to anywhere in the world—they are well worth a read/listen. Plenty of material worth taking on board.

On Couchfish, the paid version is all about bumming around Thailand’s Ko Tarutao Archipelago—the pics this week are from that corner of the region. Enjoy!

Cheers

Stuart

Beach time

Yes please. On Ko Lipe. Photo: Stuart McDonald.

Vaccinations snapshot

The following chart is per capita—not total numbers. The dark green bar is the one that matters—it represents the percentage of the eligible population that is fully vaccinated. You can see a full-size and interactive version of the chart here.

Source: Our World in Data

Travel summary

So where is open and where is closed? This chart by Hannah Pearson at Pear Anderson summarises the state of play in the region as of Sunday, July 24, 2022. To receive Hannah’s report in your email mailbox every Sunday you can sign up here (it is free!)